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  • You will find kindness in the corners of a bookshop

    You will possibly find dust in those corners as well but that’s a different blog. There are many ways to purchase a book. Some people don’t feel the safety or the conviviality of a bookshop is for them. They may prefer the anonymity of clicking a button and that’s okay. There are different tribes of […]

  • Espionage, betrayal, scandal, corruption and murder. An author event about true events

      Behind one of the greatest tragedies in UK policing history lies an incredible political scandal which has been likened to that of the Post Office scandal. The audio link above is a small excerpt from an interview with Colne Radio when Matthew Young recently interviewed the authors of No Ordinary Day who are coming […]

  • Article from The Big Issue, 2024 Indie bookshops survive closure

    Article for The Big Issue 2024 INDEPENDENT BOOKSHOPS SURVIVE CLOSURE We were asked to comment for the recent article published in The Big Issue.  Please read here https://www.bigissue.com/culture/books/independent-bookshops-closure-survive-ba/    

  • Deaths, Disasters & Destinies, Anglo-Norman History in Twelve Lives

    By Val Morgan, author, 2024 Being asked to write a blog piece about my new book by Red Lion is a real pleasure for me as Red Lion Books is a great supporter of local writers and their work. I was delighted when I knew my book would be displayed in the medieval history section […]

  • Taking Inspiration from Real Life Stories by Liz Trenow

    Taking inspiration from real life stories By Liz Trenow, 2024, Colchester based best-selling author of The Secret Sister, The Last Telegram, The Forgotten Seamstress, The Silk Weaver, Searching for My Daughter and five other novels. When searching for inspiration for my novels the most important thing is that I feel passionate about the subject. I’m […]

  • A diamond has been hiding in plain sight

    By Anna Johnson, 2024 Unraveller – Frances Hardinge A diamond has been hiding in plain sight on the shelves of the Red Lion bookshop and I must sheepishly admit that I was late in noticing it.  I’ve just emerged from the world of Unraveller, and it was enthrallingly imagined, intricately plotted and heart wrenchingly humane. […]

  • In the age of beautiful copies, giveaways, and freebies, are our reviews still honest?

    By Regina Lopez Puerta   For the past couple of years, I’ve been swinging between the world of bookselling and the world of book influencing. They often collide, but surprisingly, they also divert.    In a way, a bookseller has to be a book influencer as well. We’re often invited to events, get free copies […]

  • This is your shop

    We received the following message from a young customer who was recently won the ‘Top Young Reporter of the Year’ award.  Congratulations Rosie It’s Rosie, I’m not sure if you remember me but wrote an article about the shop last Autumn. I was lucky enough to win Top Young Reporter of the Year and also received […]

  • Rivers, Bodies, Stars with award winning poets

    We are thrilled to have an event scheduled with award winning poets, Rebecca Goss, Emily Hasler and Joanna Ingham   Amongst other accolades, Rebecca is the winner of the Sylvia Plath award 2022,  Joanna won second place in the BBC Wildlife Poet Competition and Emily received an Eric Gregory Award.  Their new work is strongly focussed […]

  • Hunger Games comeback – is this the Dystopian Renaissance?

    By Regina Lopez Puerta When I opened my phone yesterday, I felt I was transported all the way back to 2013. Suddenly, I was back in my childhood bedroom, a mockingjay pin on my jacket, Katniss posters all over my wall, scrolling through billions of fan theories about this fascinating world; and it was all […]